Riot Fest 2022 Lineup is Here!
The Riot Fest 2022 Lineup is here! The historic fest taking place in Douglass Park has returned for another year this September 16-18th, and with a solid lineup rock fans won’t want to miss. From headliners My Chemical Romance on Friday, to The Original Misfits on Saturday, and Nine Inch Nails on Sunday, this years lineup will also see performances from other well-known names like Alkaline Trio, Bleachers, Yungblud, Yellowcard, The Wonder Years, Jimmy Eat World, Boston Manor, PVRIS, The Front Bottoms, Pale Waves, and more. With more than 28 bands per day, Riot Fest remains one of the largest independently owned music festivals, and for good reason. This year’s lineup will see festival debuts from the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s, Bauhaus, and the reunited Sunny Day Real Estate, to name three of the more than 85 acts slotted to play this year.
One, two, and three-day passes have all gone on sale on the Riot Fest website, as well as the VIP, Deluxe, and Ultimate upgrades.
Here are the full lineups for each day of Riot Fest:
FRIDAY, SEPT. 16
My Chemical Romance
Alkaline Trio
Portugal. The Man
Bleachers
Descendents
Rocket from the Crypt
The Wonder Years
Placebo
Jeff Rosenstock
Anberlin
Less Than Jake
Lagwagon
Lucky Boys Confusion
Foxy Shazam
Boston Manor
Sincere Engineer
Pale Waves
Cloud Nothings
LS Dunes
carolesdaughter
Destroy Boys
AViVA
Bob Vylan
Holy Fawn
Algiers
Wargasm (UK)
Cliffdiver
Sitting On Stacy
SATURDAY, SEPT. 17
The Original Misfits (Performing “Walk Among Us”)
Yellowcard
Bauhaus
Sunny Day Real Estate
Bad Religion
Yungblud
The Story So Far
The Front Bottoms
The Menzingers
Alexisonfire
Movements
jxdn
The Get Up Kids
Gwar
7 Seconds
Madball
FEAR
Bully
The Joy Formidable
Together Pangea
POORSTACY
Mannequin Pussy
War On Women
Charlotte Sands
Jake Hill
Bridge City Sinners
THICK
Skating Polly
No Trigger
Surfbort
SUNDAY, SEPT. 18
Nine Inch Nails
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Ice Cube
Sleater-Kinney
Jimmy Eat World
The Academy Is…
Action Bronson
Lunachicks
The Maine
Midtown
PVRIS
Jawbox
Alice Glass
The Linda Lindas
Mom Jeans
Real Friends
The Juliana Theory
Josh A
Renforshort
Joey Valence & Brae
Weathers
Kid Sistr
Save Face
The Bombpops
Treaty of Paris
Concrete Castles
Chastity
Moon Kissed
Night Spice
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